Rocio Enciso Haas Scholarship in Cinema

Scholarship Award Period: This scholarship will be awarded for the upcoming Academic Year.

  • Awarding Department: School of Cinema
  • Scholarship Intent: To support emerging filmmakers committed to amplifying voices overlooked in cinema.
  • Criteria: Awarded to students in good academic standing.
  • Major: Single: Cinema
  • Class Level: Undergrad: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior & Senior
  • Enrollment Status: Continuing and entering students can apply
  • Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: 1 UNITS
  • Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: No.
  • Citizenship: Any.
  • GPA: No minimum GPA required
  • Contact Person: Cinema Main Office
  • Campus Address: FA 245
  • Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132
  • Phone Number: (415) 338-1629
  • Email: cinema@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: School of Cinema
  • Amount of Award: Varies
  • Number of Awards: 1

Award
Varies
Scopes
Cinema
Deadline
04/25/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. The award aims to empower storytellers who bring depth, authenticity, and visibility to narratives that deserve a broader platform. Describe how your work, whether working in documentary or fiction, demonstrates a strong desire and ability to illuminate the lived experiences, cultures, and perspectives of communities whose stories are overlooked (400 words maximum).
  2. Will you be enrolled half-time (1 unit) during the upcoming Fall?
  3. Please upload unofficial transcript